Introduction
Reports of reactivation of hepatitis C virus and acute exacerbation of
chronic hepatitis C associated with immunosuppressive therapy and cancer
drug therapy are rarer than for hepatitis B virus, but have been made
occasionally. In HBV infection, viral reactivation and acute hepatitis
caused by an excess of endogenous cortisol due to Cushing’s syndrome
have been reported, but no acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis C has
been reported so far. Here, we report a case of acute exacerbation of
chronic hepatitis C during the course of adrenal Cushing’s syndrome.